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Museums: MFA Houston Announces Massive Project to Put Latin American Art...
The exhaustive and expensive digital archive initiative is being spearheaded by Mari Carmen Ramirez and will have incorporate thousands of primary source materials.
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The Daily Checklist: China Squeezes Ai Weiwei for $2 Million in Back Taxes,...
Plus, the Barnes Foundation suddenly has no problem raising money.
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Performing Arts: Is Italy on the Brink of an Arts Rebellion?
Dramatic protests sweep two of Rome's cultural institutions, calling for an end to arts cuts in Italy.
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People: Blaze Breaks Out at Megadealer Larry Gagosian's Hamptons Home,...
The gallerist's storied Toad Hall residence on Further Lane, once owned by Francois de Menil, caught fire last night.
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Old Masters & Antiquities: Mona Lisa's Miles: The Misadventures of Leonardo's...
In light of the Louvre's recent refusal to lend the iconic painting to Florence, ARTINFO looks at the famous lady's past journeys which include a brazen heist.
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Impressionist & Modern Art: Van Gogh, or No?: Art Historians Shoot Down...
Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum made waves when it announced a Van Gogh self-portrait was actually of his brother, though its argument leaves many unconvinced.
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Museums: Can the Kunsthalle Detroit Bring the International Avant-Garde to...
Founded by a New York transplant, the new museum joins a long list of art initiatives seeking to transform the ailing automotive metropolis.
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The Daily Checklist: Barbie Goes Blue-Chip With Klimt and Van Gogh...
Plus, London's Design Museum gets a $28 million gift.
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Old Masters & Antiquities: Spooky Long-Lost Da Vinci Painting Hailed as $200...
The oil-on-panel work, to be displayed at London's National Gallery in November, is said to be the greatest art-historical discovery of the last century.
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Performing Arts: Does Theater Need to Tackle 9/11 Again?
In the latest production to take on the tragic day, British director Rupert Goold will address 9/11 in a play to be staged at London's own World Trade Center.
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Galleries: Behind Hedge Fund Billionaire John Paulson's Bailout of the...
The investment tycoon has underwritten the struggling art purveyors, and no one can figure out why.
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Performing Arts: "I Sleep Very Little": A Q&A with Le Baron Nightclub...
ARTINFO steals a moment with the busy man at the premiere of his first film, "The Shoe."
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Postwar & Contemporary Art: Need a Rolls Royce With a Jewelry Compartment?...
The art and luxury goods emporium opened today with enough gem-studded whatsits to please all the pashas of Europe.
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Fashion: Elegantly Wasted: A Q&A With Robert Polidori, Photographer of Decay,...
The documentary photographer discusses venturing into fashion for the first time, and compares shooting well-dressed models to his usual disaster zones.
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Performing Arts: Is This a Reefer Which I See Before Me?: Scientist Wants to...
After finding traces of marijuana in pipes near the bard's house, a South African anthropologist his petitioned the Church of England to analyze his remains.
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The Daily Checklist: Thief Checks Out Leger From Carlyle's Helly Nahmad...
Plus, the Folk Art Museum will shut its doors next week.
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Photography: Ai Weiwei's New York: At the Asia Society, the Artist's '80s...
From provocative self-portraits to pictures of police brutality, the photographs depict Ai as having always been at the center of the action.
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Museums: Rose Museum Settles Thorny Legal Battle, Remaining Public with...
Brandeis's new president has proved willing to hear the museum's supporters, and is eager to put the attempted sell off of its art in the past.
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Performing Arts: From Lovers to Collaborators: David LaChapelle Helps Make...
The dancer and artist collaborate for LaChapelle's exhibition "From Darkness to Light" and Byrnes full-length performance, "Transcending Form."
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Museums: Pierre Bonnard Museum Opens in the South of France, Site of the...
The first museum devoted solely to the artist's work, the new Musée Bonnard is earning rave reviews for its gentle charm.
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